Common Core State StandardL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.

04/26/2010

Fighting cancer with fried chicken

One of America's largest chicken chains is going pink. KFC is trying to raise $8.4 million for the Susan G. Koman for the Cure Foundation with pink buckets of chicken. But there's disagreement over the message this sends.

■Class discussion: Is the campaign promoting unhealthy choices? Or is KFC just trying to do some good? What if the sponsor were a cigarette manufacturer, donating a dollar for each carton of cigarettes to lung cancer research? Do pink campaigns persuade you to buy products that support cancer research over other products that don't?